Solid forms of 4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2h-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile

ABSTRACT

Described herein are solid forms of 4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile, the process of preparing the forms, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and methods of use thereof.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No.63/259,921, filed on Jul. 25, 2022, which is incorporated by referenceherein in its entirety for any purpose.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

Described herein are solid forms of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile,the process of preparing the forms, pharmaceutical compositions, andmethods of use thereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) is a key regulator ofinflammation, apoptosis, and necroptosis. RIPK1 has an important role inmodulating inflammatory responses mediated by nuclear-factor kappa-lightchain enhancer of activated B cells (NF-kB). More recent research hasshown that its kinase activity controls necroptosis, a form of necroticcell death. Further, RIPK1 is part of a pro-apoptotic complex indicatingits activity in regulating apoptosis. Dysregulation ofreceptor-interacting protein kinase 1 signaling can lead to excessiveinflammation or cell death. Research suggests that inhibition of RIPK1is a potential clinical target for diseases involving inflammation orcell death. RIPK1 kinase has emerged as a promising therapeutic targetfor the treatment of a wide range of human neurodegenerative,autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases.

The compound of Formula (1),4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile,(hereinafter also referred as “Compound (1)”), depicted below, is aRIPK1 inhibitor:

One factor in assessing the suitability of a compound as a therapeuticagent is whether the compound as a therapeutic agent can be administeredin a form that is easily absorbed by the body and also shelf-stable. Thepharmaceutically active substance used to prepare the treatment shouldbe as pure as possible and its stability on long-term storage should beguaranteed under various environmental conditions. These properties areuseful to prevent the appearance of unintended degradation products inpharmaceutical compositions, which degradation products may bepotentially toxic or result simply in reducing the potency and/orefficacy of the composition.

A primary concern for the large-scale manufacture of pharmaceuticalcompounds is that the active substance should have a stable crystallinemorphology to ensure consistent processing parameters and pharmaceuticalquality. If an unstable crystalline form is used, crystal morphology maychange during manufacture and/or storage, resulting in quality controlproblems and formulation irregularities. Such a change may affect thereproducibility of the manufacturing process and thus lead to finalformulations which do not meet the high quality and stringentrequirements imposed on formulations of pharmaceutical compositions. Inthis regard, it should be generally borne in mind that any change to thesolid state of a pharmaceutical composition which can improve itsphysical and chemical stability gives a significant advantage over lessstable forms of the same drug.

When a compound crystallizes from a solution or slurry, it maycrystallize with different spatial lattice arrangements, a propertyreferred to as “polymorphism.” Each of the crystal forms is a“polymorph.” Although polymorphs of a given substance have the samechemical composition, they may differ from each other with respect toone or more physical properties, such as solubility, dissociation, truedensity, dissolution, melting point, crystal shape, morphology, particlesize, compaction behavior, flow properties, and/or solid-statestability.

Although it is known that the preparation of crystalline forms mayimprove the physical or pharmaceutical properties of a pharmaceuticallyactive compound, it is not possible to predict whether a compound existsin crystalline form(s) or which crystalline form(s) may possessadvantages for a particular purpose prior to the actual preparation andcharacterization of the crystalline form. In particular, suchadvantages, in a non-limiting manner could include betterprocessability, solubility or shelf-life stability, just to name a few.Other advantages may also include biological properties such as improvedbioavailability, reduced adverse reactions at the GI tract (for exampleirritation of the GI tract, partial degradation of the compound, etc.),or better deliverability of the drug to the intended target site amongother advantages.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to various solid state forms of the RIPK1inhibitor4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile(i.e., Compound (1)), the process of preparing the forms, andpharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.

Disclosed herein is a solid form of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilethat is characterized as crystalline Form A.

Also disclosed herein is an amorphous form of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

Also disclosed herein is pharmaceutical composition comprising the solidforms of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitriledisclosed herein and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Still further disclosed herein is a method of treating a disease andcondition mediated by RIPK1 in a patient in need thereof, comprisingadministering to the patient an effective amount of the solid forms of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitriledisclosed herein.

The present disclosure also relates to the solid forms of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitriledisclosed herein for use in treating a disease and condition mediated byRIPK1 in a patient in need thereof.

The present disclosure further relates to use of the disclosed solidforms of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilein the manufacture of a medicament for treating a disease involvingmediation of the RIPK1 receptor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an X-ray powder diffractogram of crystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 2 shows a Differential Scanning Calorimetry/Thermal GravimetricAnalysis (DSC/TGA) thermogram of crystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 3 shows a polarized light microscopy image of crystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 4 shows a dynamic vapor sorption isotherm plot of crystalline FormA of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 5 shows an overlay of X-ray powder diffractograms of crystallineForm A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilebefore and after dynamic vapor sorption.

FIG. 6 shows an HPLC chromatogram of crystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 7 provides Yasuda-Shedlovsky plots of pKa measurement forcrystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 8 shows a polarized light microscopy image of a single crystal ofcrystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 9 shows an asymmetrical unit representation of crystalline Form Aof4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 10 shows a thermal ellipsoid (ORTEP) representation of crystallineForm A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 11 shows the predicted chemical structure of Compound (1) asdetermined by single crystal analysis.

FIG. 12 shows a unit cell of crystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 13 shows a packing diagram of crystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrileshown along the a-axis.

FIG. 14 shows a packing diagram of crystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrileshown along the b-axis.

FIG. 15 shows a packing diagram of crystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrileshown along the c-axis.

FIG. 16 shows an overlay of X-ray powder diffractograms comparingcrystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilestarting material, experimental single crystal, and calculated singlecrystal.

FIG. 17 shows an overlay of X-ray powder diffractograms comparingcrystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilestarting material, and after 1 week of storage under the followingconditions: 40° C./75% RH, 25° C./60% RH, 60° C.

FIG. 18 shows an overlay of X-ray powder diffractograms comparingcrystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilestarting material, and after 4 weeks of storage under the followingconditions: 40° C./75% RH, 25° C./60% RH, 60° C.

FIG. 19 shows the kinetic solubility curves of crystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilein various biorelevant media at 37° C.

FIG. 20 shows an overlay of X-ray powder diffractograms comparingcrystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilebefore and after various solubility tests at 37° C.

FIG. 21 shows an overlay of X-ray powder diffractograms comparingcrystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilebefore and after various solubility tests at RT.

FIG. 22 shows an overlay of X-ray powder diffractograms comparingcrystalline Form A of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilebefore and after various pH solubility tests.

FIG. 23 shows an LC chromatogram and mass spectra of crystalline Form Aof4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrileafter 24 hrs in pH 2.0.

FIG. 24 shows an LC chromatogram and mass spectra of crystalline Form Aof4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrileafter 24 hrs in pH 8.0.

FIG. 25 shows an LC chromatogram and mass spectra of crystalline Form Aof4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrileafter 96 hrs in pH 8.0.

FIG. 26 shows the free energy landscape at 298.15 K from step 4 of thecalculations as discussed in Example 5.

FIG. 27 shows an overlay of the molecular conformations in rank 1(middle structure), rank 5 (top structure), and rank 6 (lowerstructure), with hydrogen atoms omitted for clarity. The diagram showsthe molecular flexibility of-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 28 shows a similarity matrix of the 30 most stable predictedstructures, with values from 0.8 to 1.0 highlighted on a white-greycolor scale.

FIG. 29 shows an overlay of the molecular conformations of rank 1(white), rank 2 (crosshatch), and rank 3 (black). The structures onlyoverlay in projection, not in three dimensions.

FIG. 30 shows an overlay of the single crystal structure of Form A(white) with rank 1 (black).

FIG. 31 shows the free energy landscape with the experimental formsindicated.

FIG. 32 shows the free energy landscape as a function of temperature.

FIG. 33 shows the XRPD spectrum of an amorphous form of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrileas described hereinbelow.

FIG. 34 shows a Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) thermogram ofamorphous4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

FIG. 35 shows the XRPD spectrum of a substantially amorphous form of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrileas described hereinbelow.

FIG. 36 shows the XRPD spectrum of the substantially amorphous form of-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrileshown in FIG. 35 after conversion to a crystalline form as describedherein.

The details of the disclosure are set forth in the accompanyingdescription below. Although methods and materials similar or equivalentto those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of thepresent disclosure, illustrative methods and materials are nowdescribed. While the disclosure provides illustrated embodiments, itwill be understood that they are not intended to limit the invention tothose embodiments. On the contrary, the invention is intended to coverall alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, which may be includedwithin the disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

Any section headings used herein are for organizational purposes onlyand are not to be construed as limiting the desired subject matter inany way. In the event that any literature incorporated by referencecontradicts any term defined in this specification, this specificationcontrols. While the present teachings are described in conjunction withvarious embodiments, it is not intended that the present teachings belimited to such embodiments. On the contrary, the present teachingsencompass various alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as willbe appreciated by those of skill in the art.

Unless otherwise stated, the following terms used in the specificationand claims are defined for the purposes of this disclosure and have thefollowing meanings.

Terms

The articles “a” and “an” are used in this disclosure to refer to one ormore than one (i.e., to at least one) of the grammatical object of thearticle. By way of example, “an element” means one element or more thanone element.

The term “and/or” is used in this disclosure to mean either “and” or“or” unless indicated otherwise.

The terms “article of manufacture” and “kit” are used as synonyms.

As used herein, the term “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” or“pharmaceutically acceptable excipient” or “excipient” includes any andall solvents, dispersion media, coatings, antibacterial and antifungalagents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents and the like. The use ofsuch media and agents for pharmaceutically active substances is wellknown in the art. Except insofar as any conventional media or agent isincompatible with the active ingredient, its use in the therapeuticcompositions is contemplated. Supplementary active ingredients can alsobe incorporated into the compositions.

As used herein, terms “the RIPK1 inhibitor,” “the RIPK1 inhibitorcompound,” “the compound of Formula (1),” “Compound (1),” and “thecompound,” each refer to4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile,having the following structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

As used herein, the term “crystalline” or “crystalline solid form,”refers to a solid form which is substantially free of any amorphoussolid-state form. In some embodiments, the crystalline solid form is asingle solid-state form, e.g. crystalline Form A.

In some embodiments, “substantially free” means less than about 10% w/w,less than about 9% w/w, less than about 8% w/w, less than about 7% w/w,less than about 6% w/w, less than about 5 w/w, less than about 4% w/w,less than about 3% w/w, less than about 2.5 w/w, less than about 2% w/w,less than about 1.5 w/w, less than about 1% w/w, less than about 0.75%w/w, less than about 0.50% w/w, less than about 0.25% w/w, less thanabout 0.10% w/w, or less than about 0.05 w/w of other crystalline formsof the compound and the amorphous compound. In some embodiments,“substantially free” means an undetectable amount of other crystallineforms of the compound and the amorphous compound.

As used herein, the term “substantially pure” or “substantiallycrystalline” means that the crystalline form contains at least 90percent, for example at least 95 percent, such as at least 97 percent,and even at least 99 percent by weight of the indicated crystalline formcompared to the total weight of the compound of all forms.

Alternatively, it will be understood that “substantially pure” or“substantially crystalline” means that the crystalline form containsless than 10 percent, for example less than 5 percent, such as less than3 percent, and even less than 1 percent by weight of impurities,including other polymorphic, solvated or amorphous forms compared to thetotal weight of the compound of all forms.

As used herein, the term “amorphous” refers to a solid material havingno long-range order in the position of its molecules. Amorphous solidsare generally supercooled liquids in which the molecules are arranged ina random manner so that there is no well-defined arrangement, e.g.,molecular packing, and no long-range order. For example, an amorphousmaterial is a solid material having no sharp characteristic signal(s) inits X-ray power diffractogram (i.e., is not crystalline as determined byXRPD). Instead, one or more broad peaks (e.g., halos) appear in itsdiffractogram. Broad peaks are characteristic of an amorphous solid.

As used herein, the term “substantially amorphous” refers to a solidmaterial having little or no long-range order in the position of itsmolecules. For example, substantially amorphous materials have less than15% crystallinity (e.g., less than 10% crystallinity or less than 5%crystallinity). “Substantially amorphous” includes the descriptor“amorphous,” which refers to materials having no (0%) crystallinity.

The term “modulate” or “modulation” as used herein, means to interactwith a target either directly or indirectly so as to alter the activityof the target, including, by way of example only, to enhance theactivity of the target, to inhibit the activity of the target, to limitthe activity of the target, or to extend the activity of the target.

An “XRPD pattern” or “X-ray powder diffraction pattern” is an x-y graphwith diffraction angle (i.e., °2 θ) on the x-axis and intensity on they-axis. The peaks within this pattern may be used to characterize acrystalline solid form. As with any data measurement, there isvariability in XRPD data. The data are often represented solely by thediffraction angle of the peaks rather than including the intensity ofthe peaks because peak intensity can be particularly sensitive to samplepreparation (for example, particle size, moisture content, solventcontent, and preferred orientation effects influence the sensitivity),so samples of the same material prepared under different conditions mayyield slightly different patterns; this variability is usually greaterthan the variability in diffraction angles. Diffraction anglevariability may also be sensitive to sample preparation. Other sourcesof variability come from instrument parameters and processing of the rawX-ray data: different X-ray instruments operate using differentparameters and these may lead to slightly different XRPD patterns fromthe same solid form, and similarly different software packages processX-ray data differently and this also leads to variability. These andother sources of variability are known to those of ordinary skill in thepharmaceutical arts. Due to such sources of variability, it is usual toassign a variability of about ±0.2° θ to diffraction angles in XRPDpatterns.

Other features, objects, and advantages of the disclosure will beapparent from the description and from the claims. In the specificationand the appended claims, the singular forms also include the pluralunless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Unless defined otherwise,all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning ascommonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which thisdisclosure belongs.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to solid forms of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile.

The present disclosure also relates to solid forms of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilethat are crystalline. In some embodiments, the crystalline solid form isat least 50% crystalline form, such as at least 60%, at least 70%, atleast 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, at least 99%, or 100% crystalline.

The present disclosure still further relates to a solid form of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilethat is characterized as crystalline Form A. In some embodiments, thecrystalline solid form characterized as crystalline Form A is at least50% crystalline form, such as at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%,at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, atleast 99%, or 100% crystalline.

In some embodiments, crystalline Form A has an X-ray powder diffraction(XRPD) pattern derived using Cu (Kα) radiation comprising three, four,five, six, seven or more peaks, in term of 2-theta degrees, chosen frompeaks at about 10.1±0.2, 14.3±0.2, 14.8±0.2, 16.4±0.2, 18.2±0.2,20.1±0.2, 21.0±0.2, 21.6±0.2, 22.8±0.2, 23.5±0.2, 28.1±0.2, 29.8±0.2. Insome embodiments, the solid form of crystalline Form A has an XRPDpattern derived using Cu (Kα) radiation, in term of 2-theta degrees,having peaks at about 14.3±0.2, 20.1±0.2, 21.6±0.2, 22.8±0.2, and23.5±0.2. In some embodiments, the solid form of crystalline Form A hasan X-ray powder diffraction pattern that is substantially in accordancewith that shown in FIG. 1 .

In some embodiments, the solid form of crystalline Form A ischaracterized by a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve with anonset at about 128.5° C. and an endothermic peak at 129.6° C. In someembodiments, the solid form of crystalline Form A is characterized by aThermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) profile with an about 0.91% w/w lossfrom about 21.6° C. to about 120° C. In some embodiments, the solid formof crystalline Form A is characterized by a DCS/TGA profilesubstantially in accordance with that shown in FIG. 2 .

In some embodiments, the solid form of crystalline Form A ischaracterized by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that issubstantially in accordance with any of those shown in FIG. 16, 17, 18 ,or 20. In some embodiments, the solid form of crystalline Form A ischaracterized by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that issubstantially in accordance with FIG. 16 . In some embodiments, thesolid form of crystalline Form A is characterized by an X-ray powderdiffraction pattern that is substantially in accordance with FIG. 17 .In some embodiments, the solid form of crystalline Form A ischaracterized by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that issubstantially in accordance with FIG. 18 . In some embodiments, thesolid form of crystalline Form A is characterized by an X-ray powderdiffraction pattern that is substantially in accordance with FIG. 20 .

In some embodiments, crystalline Form A is characterized by at least twoof:

-   -   a) an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern substantially in        accordance with that shown in FIG. 1 ;    -   b) an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern derived using Cu        (Kα) radiation comprising three, four, five, six, seven or more        peaks, in term of 2-theta degrees, at about 10.1±0.2, 14.3±0.2,        14.8±0.2, 16.4±0.2, 18.2±0.2, 20.1±0.2, 21.0±0.2, 21.6±0.2,        22.8±0.2, 23.5±0.2, 28.1±0.2, 29.8±0.2;    -   c) a DSC/TGA profile substantially the same as shown in FIG. 2 ;    -   d) a Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) thermogram having        an onset at about 128.5° C. and a peak at about 129.6° C.;    -   e) a TGA profile with an about 0.91% w/w loss from about        21.6° C. to about 120° C.;    -   f) an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that is substantially in        accordance with any of those shown in FIG. 16 ;    -   g) an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that is substantially in        accordance with any of those shown in FIG. 17 ;    -   h) an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that is substantially in        accordance with any of those shown in FIG. 18 ; or    -   i) an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that is substantially in        accordance with any of those shown in FIG. 20 .

The present disclosure further relates to solid forms of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile,characterized as amorphous. In some embodiments, the solid amorphousform of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrileis characterized by at least one of:

-   -   a) an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern substantially in        accordance with that shown in FIG. 33 ; or    -   b) a Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) thermogram having        an onset at about 124.7° C. and a peak at about 127.9° C.

The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositionscomprising any of the solid forms disclosed herein and apharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

The present disclosure still further relates to a method of treating adisease and/or condition mediated by RIPK1 in a patient in need thereof,comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of any ofthe solid forms disclosed herein.

The present disclosure relates to a solid form as disclosed herein foruse in treating a disease and/or condition mediated by RIPK1 in apatient in need thereof.

The present disclosure also relates to use of any solid form disclosedherein in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a diseaseinvolving mediation of the RIPK1 receptor.

In certain embodiments, the disease or disorder is inflammatory boweldisease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, retinaldetachment, retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, pancreatitis,atopic dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, gout, SoJIA,systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, systemic scleroderma,anti-phospholipid syndrome, vasculitis, osteoarthritis, non-alcoholsteatohepatitis, alcohol steatohepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis,autoimmune hepatobiliary diseases, primary sclerosing cholangitis,nephritis, Celiac disease, autoimmune ITP, transplant rejection,ischemia reperfusion injury of solid organs, sepsis, systemicinflammatory response syndrome, cerebrovascular accident, myocardialinfarction, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson'sdisease, allergic diseases, asthma, atopic dermatitis, multiplesclerosis, type I diabetes, Wegener's granulomatosis, pulmonarysarcoidosis, Behcet's disease, interleukin-1 converting enzymeassociated fever syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tumornecrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome, or peridontitis.

In certain embodiments, the disease or disorder is trauma, ischemia,stroke, cardiac infarction, infection, lysosomal storage disease,Gaucher's disease, Krabbe disease, Niemann-Pick disease, sepsis,Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease), Huntington's disease, HIV-associateddementia, retinal degenerative disease, glaucoma, age-related maculardegeneration, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis orinflammatory bowel disease.

In certain embodiments, the disease or disorder is Alzheimer's disease,ALS, Friedreich's ataxia, Huntington's disease, Lewy body disease,Parkinson's disease, or spinal muscular atrophy. In certain embodiments,the disease or disorder is brain injury, spinal cord injury, dementia,stroke, Alzheimer's disease, ALS, Parkinson's disease, Huntington'sdisease, multiple sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, poly glutamine (polyQ)diseases, stroke, Fahr disease, Menke's disease, Wilson's disease,cerebral ischemia, or a prion disorder.

The present disclosure also provides compounds and pharmaceuticalcompositions that are useful in inhibiting RIPK1.

Each embodiment described herein may be taken alone or in combinationwith any one or more other embodiments.

Solid Forms

Compound of Formula (1) refers to4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile,which has the chemical structure shown below:

In some embodiments provided herein, Compound of Formula (1) iscrystalline.

In some embodiments, the crystallinity of a solid form is characterizedby X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD).

In some embodiments, the crystallinity of a solid form is determined bydifferential scanning calorimeter (DSC).

In some embodiments, the crystallinity of a solid form is determined bythermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in combination with XRPD and/or DSC.

Preparation of Compound of Formula (1)

Compound (1) described herein may be made as described below:

The synthetic route is set forth below:

Compound 2 was made as follows:

Two reactions were carried out in parallel. To a solution ofdiisopropylamine (1.23 kg, 12.2 mol, 1.72 L, 1.2 eq) in THF (10 L) wasadded n-BuLi (2.5 M, 4.86 L, 1.2 eq) at −30° C. under N₂, and themixture was stirred at −30° C. for 30 min. Then the mixture was added toa solution of compound 1 (1950 g, 10.13 mol, 1 eq) in THF (16 L) at −78°C. under N₂, and the reaction was stirred at −78° C. for 2.5 h. DMF (889g, 12.2 mol, 936 mL, 1.2 eq) was added to the reaction mixture at −78°C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at −50° C. for 1 h. TLC(PE:EtOAc=5:1) indicated compound 1 was consumed completely and one newspot (Rf_(R1)=0.55, Rf_(P1)=0.50) formed. The reaction was cleanaccording to TLC. The reaction mixture was quenched by addition of sat.aq. NH₄Cl (10 L), and the aqueous was extracted with EtOAc (5 L). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (10 L×1), dried overNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue. The crude product was dissolved with EtOAc (16 L), andfiltered. The organic layers were washed with 1M HCl solution (2 L), andbrine (2 L). The two batches were combined, dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give compound 2 (2800 g, 12.7 mol,62.7% yield) as a yellow solid without further purification.

¹H NMR: 400 MHz CDCl₃ δ 10.46 (s, 1H), 8.92 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 2H).

Compound 4 was made as follows:

Two reactions were carried out in parallel. To a solution of compound 2(1400 g, 6.35 mol, 1 eq) in DCE (14 L) was added compound 3 (776 g, 12.7mol, 768 mL, 2 eq), followed by AcOH (1.14 kg, 19.1 mol, 1.09 L, 3 eq)at 0˜15° C. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hr under N₂atmosphere. NaBH(OAc)₃ (2.69 kg, 12.7 mol, 2 eq) was then added at 0˜15°C. and the reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 h. TLC(DCM:MeOH=20:1) indicated compound 2 was consumed completely and one newspot (Rf_(P1)=0.33) formed. LC-MS showed no compound 2 remained. Severalnew peaks were shown on LC-MS (Retention time=1.2 min) and one main peakwith desired mass was detected. The two batches were combined togetherfor workup. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (10 L) andstirred 30 min. The layers were separated and the aqueous layer wasextracted with DCM (2 L). The aqueous was added aqueous NaOH (5M) tillpH to 9˜10. The aqueous was extracted with DCM (3×8 L). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (1×2 L), dried over Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give compound 4(2000 g, 7.28 mol, 57.34% yield, 96.7% purity) as a yellow solid, whichwas used in the next step without further purification.

¹H NMR: 400 MHz CDCl₃ δ 8.66 (s, 1H), 8.49 (s, 1H), 3.97 (s, 2H),3.61-3.78 (m, 3H), 2.72-2.86 (m, 2H).

Compound 5 was made as follows:

To a solution of compound 4 (1050 g, 3.95 mol, 1 eq) in2-methyltetrahydrofuran (10 L) was added t-BuOK (932 g, 8.30 mol, 2.1eq) at 0˜20° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hr.LC-MS and HPLC showed that no compound 4 remained. Several new peakswere shown on LC-MS (Retention time=1.36 min) and one main peak withdesired mass was detected. The reaction mixture was used in the nextstep directly.

Preparation of tert-butyl9-bromo-2,3-dihydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-4(5H)-carboxylate:

Two reactions were carried out in parallel. Boc₂O (1.17 kg, 5.37 mol,1.23 L, 1.5 eq) was added to the reaction mixture of compound 5 (819.55g, 3.58 mol, 1 eq) at 25° C., and the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for16 h under N₂ atmosphere. LC-MS showed no compound 5 remained. Severalnew peaks were shown on LC-MS (Retention time=1.31 min) and one mainpeak with desired mass was detected. The two batches were combinedtogether. The reaction mixture was added water (15 L) at 15° C., and theaqueous was extracted with EtOAc (3 L×2). The combined organic layerswere washed with brine (5 L), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂,Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=15:1 to 1:1, PE:EtOAc=3:1, Rf_(P1)=0.43)to give tert-butyl9-bromo-2,3-dihydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-4(5H)-carboxylate (1520g, 100% purity) as an off-white solid.

¹H NMR: 400 MHz CDCl₃ δ 8.59 (br s, 1H), 8.24-8.38 (m, 1H), 4.45-4.64(m, 2H), 4.26 (br s, 2H), 3.84-3.91 (m, 2H), 1.43 (s, 9H).

Procedure for preparation of tert-butyl9-cyano-2,3-dihydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-4(5H)-carboxylate:

Five reactions were carried out in parallel. A mixture of tert-butyl9-bromo-2,3-dihydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-4(5H)-carboxylate (200 g,608 mmol, 1 eq), Pd(PPh₃)₄ (70.2 g, 60.8 mmol, 0.1 eq), Zn(CN)₂ (74.9 g,638 mmol, 40.5 mL, 1.05 eq) in DMF (2 L) was degassed and purged with N₂for 3 times, and the mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 16 hr under N₂atmosphere. LC-MS showed no tert-butyl9-bromo-2,3-dihydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-4(5H)-carboxylateremained. Several new peaks were shown on LC-MS (Retention time=1.36min) and one main peak with desired mass was detected. The five batcheswere combined together for workup. The reaction mixture was poured intoH₂O (20 L) slowly and then the mixture was filtered. The filtrate wasextracted with MTBE (10 L×5). The organic phase was washed with brine(500 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, concentrated in vacuum to give aresidue. The residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂,Petroleum ether:Ethyl acetate=3:1 to 1:1, PE:EtOAc=1:1, Rf_(P1)=0.23) togive tert-butyl9-cyano-2,3-dihydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-4(5H)-carboxylate (720 g,2.45 mol, 80.7% yield, 93.7% purity) was obtained as an off-white solid.

¹H NMR: 400 MHz CDCl₃ δ 8.62 (br s, 1H), 8.45 (br s, 1H), 4.40-4.70 (m,3H), 3.84-3.91 (m, 2H), 1.34-1.46 (m, 9H).

Procedure for preparation of compound 6:

Four reactions were carried out in parallel. To a mixture of tert-butyl9-cyano-2,3-dihydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-4(5H)-carboxylate (180 g,654 mmol, 1 eq) in MTBE (1500 mL) was added HCl/MTBE (5 M, 700 mL)drop-wise at 25° C. under N₂. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2hr. LC-MS showed no tert-butyl9-cyano-2,3-dihydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-4(5H)-carboxylateremained. Several new peaks were shown on LC-MS (Retention time=0.46min) and one main peak with desired mass was detected. The four batcheswere combined together for workup. The solid was collected by filtrationto give compound 6 (620 g, 2.48 mol, 95% yield, 99.4% purity, 2HCl) asan off-white solid.

¹H NMR: 400 MHz DMSO-d₆ δ 10.17 (br s, 2H), 8.89 (s, 1H), 8.74 (s, 1H),4.54-4.74 (m, 2H), 4.54 (s, 2H), 3.60 (s, 2H).

Procedure for preparation of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethylpropanoyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile:

Two reactions were carried out in parallel. To a solution of compound 6A(50.1 g, 363 mmol, 1.2 eq), Et₃N (153 g, 1.51 mol, 210 mL, 5 eq) andcompound 6 (75 g, 302 mmol, 1 eq, 2HCl) in DMF (750 mL) was added HATU(138 g, 363 mmol, 1.2 eq) in portions at 0° C. under N₂ atmosphere. Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hr under N₂ atmosphere. LC-MS showedthat no compound 6 remained. Several new peaks were shown on LC-MS(Retention time=1.18 min) and one main peak with desired mass wasdetected. The two batches were combined together for workup. Thereaction mixture was added water (2 L) at 0° C., and the aqueous wasextracted with EtOAc 3 L (1 L×3). The combined organic layers werewashed with brine (500 mL×3), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The crude mixturewas dissolved in EtOAc (2 L), and added the Pd-removal silica gel (10g). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hr, then filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Heptane:Ethyl acetate=5:1 to1:1). Then the crude product (180 g) was added EtOAc (200 mL) and themixture was heated at reflux to provide a clear solution. The solutionwas filtered under vacuum. The resulting mixture was added n-heptane(100 mL) drop-wise and stirred at 25° C. for 2 hr. Then white solid hadcrystallized. The white solid was collected by filtration to give4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethylpropanoyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile(85 g, 287.28 mmol, 47.52% yield, 99.8% purity) as a white solid.

¹H NMR: 400 MHz DMSO-d₆ δ 8.72 (s, 1H), 8.67 (s, 1H), 6.22 (t, J=56.4Hz, 1H), 4.84 (br s, 2H), 4.73 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 2H), 4.02 (br s, 2H), 1.26(s, 6H).

Pharmaceutical Compositions

In some embodiments, the compounds described herein are formulated intopharmaceutical compositions. Pharmaceutical compositions are formulatedin a conventional manner using one or more pharmaceutically acceptableinactive ingredients that facilitate processing of the active compoundsinto preparations that are used pharmaceutically. Proper formulation isdependent upon the route of administration chosen. A summary ofpharmaceutical compositions described herein is found, for example, inRemington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, Nineteenth Ed (Easton,Pa.: Mack Publishing Company, 1995); Hoover, John E., Remington'sPharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pennsylvania 1975;Liberman, H. A. and Lachman, L., Eds., Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms,Marcel Decker, New York, N.Y., 1980; and Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms andDrug Delivery Systems, Seventh Ed. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 1999),herein incorporated by reference for such disclosure.

In some embodiments, the compounds described herein are administeredeither alone or in combination with pharmaceutically acceptablecarriers, excipients or diluents, in a pharmaceutical composition.Administration of the compounds and compositions described herein can beaffected by any method that enables delivery of the compounds to thesite of action.

In some embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions suitable for oraladministration are presented as discrete units such as capsules, cachetsor tablets each containing a predetermined amount of the activeingredient; as a powder or granules; as a solution or a suspension in anaqueous liquid or a non-aqueous liquid; or as an oil-in-water liquidemulsion or a water-in-oil liquid emulsion. In some embodiments, theactive ingredient is presented as a bolus, electuary or paste.

Pharmaceutical compositions which can be used orally include tablets,push-fit capsules made of gelatin, as well as soft, sealed capsules madeof gelatin and a plasticizer, such as glycerol or sorbitol. Tablets maybe made by compression or molding, optionally with one or more accessoryingredients. Compressed tablets may be prepared by compressing in asuitable machine the active ingredient in a free-flowing form such as apowder or granules, optionally mixed with binders, inert diluents, orlubricating, surface active or dispersing agents. Molded tablets may bemade by molding in a suitable machine a mixture of the powdered compoundmoistened with an inert liquid diluent.

In some embodiments, the tablets are coated or scored and are formulatedso as to provide slow or controlled release of the active ingredienttherein. All formulations for oral administration should be in dosagessuitable for such administration. The push-fit capsules can contain theactive ingredients in admixture with filler such as lactose, binderssuch as starches, and/or lubricants such as talc or magnesium stearateand, optionally, stabilizers. In soft capsules, the active compounds maybe dissolved or suspended in suitable liquids, such as fatty oils,liquid paraffin, or liquid polyethylene glycols. In some embodiments,stabilizers are added. Dragee cores are provided with suitable coatings.For this purpose, concentrated sugar solutions may be used, which mayoptionally contain gum arabic, talc, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, carbopolgel, polyethylene glycol, and/or titanium dioxide, lacquer solutions,and suitable organic solvents or solvent mixtures. Dyestuffs or pigmentsmay be added to the tablets or Dragee coatings for identification or tocharacterize different combinations of active compound doses.

It should be understood that in addition to the ingredients particularlymentioned above, the compounds and compositions described herein mayinclude other agents conventional in the art having regard to the typeof formulation in question, for example those suitable for oraladministration may include flavoring agents.

Herein is also provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising acrystalline Form A of the Compound of Formula (1) and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier. In one aspect, in said pharmaceutical composition,said crystalline Form A is substantially pure and substantially free ofother crystalline forms of the Compound of Formula (1). In anotheraspect, in said pharmaceutical composition, said crystalline Form A isat least 90 percent by weight of all forms.

Methods of Dosing and Treatment Regimens

The specific dose level of a compound of the present application for anyparticular patient will depend upon a variety of factors including theactivity of the specific compound employed, the age, body weight,general health, sex, diet, time of administration, route ofadministration, and rate of excretion, drug combination and the severityof the particular disease in the patient undergoing therapy. Forexample, a dosage may be expressed as a number of milligrams of acompound described herein per kilogram of the patient's body weight(mg/kg). Dosages of between about 0.1 and 150 mg/kg may be appropriate.In certain embodiments, about 0.1 and 100 mg/kg may be appropriate. Inother embodiments a dosage of between 0.5 and 60 mg/kg may beappropriate. Normalizing according to the patient's body weight isparticularly useful when adjusting dosages between patients of widelydisparate size, such as occurs when using the drug in both children andadult humans or when converting an effective dosage in a non-humanpatient such as dog to a dosage suitable for a human patient.

The daily dosage may also be described as a total amount of a compounddisclosed herein administered per dose or per day. Daily dosage of acompound disclosed herein may be between about 1 mg and 4,000 mg,between about 2,000 to 4,000 mg/day, between about 1 to 2,000 mg/day,between about 1 to 1,000 mg/day, between about 10 to 500 mg/day, betweenabout 20 to 500 mg/day, between about 50 to 300 mg/day, between about 75to 200 mg/day, or between about 15 to 150 mg/day.

When administered orally, the total daily dosage for a human patient maybe between 1 mg and 1,000 mg, between about 1,000-2,000 mg/day, betweenabout 10-500 mg/day, between about 50-300 mg/day, between about 75-200mg/day, or between about 100-150 mg/day.

In certain embodiments, the method comprises administering to thepatient an initial daily dose of about 1 to 800 mg of a compounddescribed herein and increasing the dose by increments until clinicalefficacy is achieved. Increments of about 5, 10, 25, 50, or 100 mg canbe used to increase the dose. The dosage can be increased daily, everyother day, twice per week, or once per week.

Herein is also provided a method of treating a disease and conditionmediated by RIPK1 in a patient in need thereof, comprising administeringto the patient an effective amount of the crystalline Form A of theCompound of Formula (1).

Herein is also provided the crystalline Form A of the Compound ofFormula (1) for use as a medicine, for use as an inhibitor RIPK1receptor, and for use in the treatment of various diseases wherein RIPK1receptor is involved.

Herein is also provided use of the crystalline Form A of the Compound ofFormula (1) for the manufacture of a medicament for treating a diseaseinvolving inhibition of RIPK1 receptor.

Articles of Manufacture and Kits

Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are kits and articles ofmanufacture for use with one or more methods described herein. In someembodiments, additional component of the kit comprises a package orcontainer that is compartmentalized to receive one or more containerssuch as vials, tubes, and the like, each of the container(s) comprisingone of the separate elements to be used in a method described herein.Suitable containers include, for example, bottles, vials, plates,syringes, and test tubes. In one embodiment, the containers are formedfrom a variety of materials such as glass or plastic.

The articles of manufacture provided herein contain packaging materials.Examples of pharmaceutical packaging materials include, but are notlimited to, bottles, tubes, bags, containers, and any packaging materialsuitable for a selected formulation and intended mode of use.

For example, the container(s) include one or more of the compoundsdescribed herein. Such kits optionally include an identifyingdescription or label or instructions relating to its use in the methodsdescribed herein.

A kit typically includes labels listing contents and/or instructions foruse, and package inserts with instructions for use. A set ofinstructions will also typically be included.

In one embodiment, a label is on or associated with the container. Inone embodiment, a label is on a container when letters, numbers or othercharacters forming the label are attached, molded or etched into thecontainer itself; a label is associated with a container when it ispresent within a receptacle or carrier that also holds the container,e.g., as a package insert. In one embodiment, a label is used toindicate that the contents are to be used for a specific therapeuticapplication. The label also indicates directions for use of thecontents, such as in the methods described herein.

ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations may be relevant for this application.

ACN or MeCN: acetonitrile; CAN: ceric ammonium nitrate; CPME:cyclopentyl methyl ether; DCM: dichloromethane; DMSO: dimethylsulfoxide;DMAc: N,N-Dimethylacetamide; DSC: differential scanning calorimetry;DVS: dynamic vapor sorption; Et: ethyl; EtOAc: ethyl acetate; EtOH:ethanol; equiv or eq.: equivalents; FaSSIF: fasted state simulatedintestinal fluid; FeSSIF: fed state simulated intestinal fluid; FTIR:Fourier transform infrared; h or hr: hour; hrs: hours; HPLC:high-performance liquid chromatography; IPA: isopropyl alcohol; IPAc:isopropyl acetate; KCl: potassium chloride; LC-MS or LCMS or LC/MS:liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; LiCl: lithium chloride; M:molar; Me: methyl; MeOH: methanol; MeOAc: methyl acetate; Mg(NO₃)₂:magnesium nitrate; MIBK: methyl isobutyl ketone; MTBE: methyl tert-butylether; mins or min: minutes; N₂: nitrogen; n-PrOAc: n-propyl acetate;NMR: nuclear magnetic resonance; RH: relative humidity; rt or RT: roomtemperature; SCXRD: single crystal x-ray diffraction; SGF: simulatedgastric fluid; TFA: trifluoroacetic acid; TGA: thermogravimetricanalysis; THF: tetrahydrofuran; 2-MeTHF: 2-methyltetrahydroguran; vol:volume; w/w: weight ratio; and XRPD: X-ray powder diffraction.

The following examples are provided for illustrative purposes only andnot to limit the scope of the claims provided herein.

Instruments and Methods 1-XRPD

For XRPD analysis, PANalytical Empyrean and X′ Pert3 X-ray powderdiffractometer were used. The XRPD parameters used are listed in TableA.

TABLE A Parameters for XRPD test Parameters Empyrean X′ Pert3 X′ Pert3X-Ray Cu, Kα; Cu, Kα; Cu, Kα; wavelength Kα1 (Å): 1.540598 Kα1 (Å):1.540598 Kα1 (Å): 1.540598 Kα2 (Å): 1.544426 Kα2 (Å): 1.544426 Kα2 (Å):1.544426 intensity ratio intensity ratio intensity ratio Kα2/Kα1: 0.50Kα2/Kα1: 0.50 Kα2/Kα1: 0.50 X-Ray tube setting 45 kV, 40 mA 45 kV, 40 mA45 kV, 40 mA Divergence slit Automatic ⅛° ⅛° Scan mode ContinuousContinuous Continuous Scan range (2θ/°) 3°~40° 3°~40° 3°~40° Step size(2θ/°) 0.0167° 0.0263° 0.0263° Scan step time (s) 17.780 46.665 39.525Test time (s) About 5 mins 30 s About 5 mins 4 mins 27 s

2-TGA and DSC

TGA data were collected using a TA Q500/Q5000 TGA from TA Instruments.DSC was performed using a TA Q200/Q2000 DSC from TA Instruments.Detailed parameters used are listed in Table B.

TABLE B Parameters for TGA and DSC test Parameters TGA DSC Method RampRamp Sample pan Aluminum, open Aluminum, crimped/open Temperature RT-desired 25° C. - desired temperature temperature Heating rate 10° C./min10° C./min Purge gas N₂ N₂

3-DVS

DVS was measured via a SMS (Surface Measurement Systems) DVS Intrinsic.The relative humidity at 25° C. were calibrated against deliquescencepoint of LiCl, Mg(NO₃)₂ and KCl. Parameters for DVS test were listed inTable C.

TABLE C Parameters for DVS test Parameters DVS Temperature 25° C. Samplesize 10~20 mg Gas and flow rate N₂, 200 mL/min dm/dt 0.002%/min Min.dm/dtstabilityduration 10 min Max. equilibrium time 180 min RH range 95%RH-0% RH-95% RH RH step size 10% (90% RH-0% RH-90% RH) 5% (95% RH-90% RHand 90% RH-95% RH)

5-HPLC

Agilent HPLC was utilized and detailed chromatographic conditions forpurity and solubility measurement are listed in Table D.

TABLE D Chromatographic conditions and parameters for purity/solubilitytest Parameters Agilent 1260 DAD Detector Column Phenomenex Gemini C18,150 × 4.6 mm, 3 μm Mobile phase A: 0.037% TFA in Water B: 0.018% TFA inAcetonitrile Gradient table Time (min) % B 0.00 10 0.10 10 7.00 80 10.00100 10.01 10 15.00 10 Run time 15.0 min Post time 0.0 min Flow rate 0.8mL/min Injection volume 5 μL Detector wavelength UV at 220 nm Columntemperature 40° C. Sampler temperature RT Diluent Acetonitrile/Water(1:1)

6-LC-MS

Shimadzu LC-MS was utilized and detailed conditions for measurement arelisted in Table E.

TABLE E Conditions and parameters for LC-MS test ParametersShimadzu-LC-MS 2020 Column Sepax BR-C18 4.6*50 mm, 3 um Mobile Phrase A:0.1% FA in Water B: Acetonitrile Gradient table Time (min) % B 0.00 200.20 20 2.00 80 4.80 80 5.00 20 5.50 20 Run time 5.50 min Flow rate 1.0mL/min Injection volume 0.4 μL Detector wavelength UV at 220/254 nmColumn temperature 40° C. Sampler temperature RT Ion source for MS ESI

7-PLM

PLM images were captured using Axio Lab A1 upright microscope withProgRes® CT3 camera at RT.

8-pKa

The pKa was measured by a Sirius pKa log P/D tester (model: T3) with aUV detector (UV metric method) using MeOH as solvent.

Example 1—Characterization of Compound (1) Starting Material

Compound (1), made as described herein, was characterized by XRPD, TGA,DSC, PLM, DVS and HPLC purity prior to undergoing polymorph screening.

As displayed in FIG. 1 , XRPD revealed that the sample was crystallineand thus named as Form A. Peaks identified in FIG. 1 include thoselisted in Table 1.

TABLE 1 XRPD Peak list of Form A Pos. [°2Th.] (±0.2) d-spacing [Å] Rel.Int. [%] 10.0 8.84 10.1 14.3 6.17 100.0 14.8 5.99 9.5 16.4 5.40 13.418.2 4.9 9.7 20.1 4.4 40.5 21.0 4.2 25.2 21.6 4.1 44.9 22.8 3.9 55.823.5 3.8 33.0 28.1 3.2 27.0 29.8 3.0 11.9

TGA and DSC data are shown in FIG. 2 . A weight loss of 0.9% wasobserved up to 120° C. on the TGA curve.¹ The DSC result exhibited onesharp endotherm at 128.5° C. (onset temperature). Considering the lowTGA weight loss and single sharp DSC endotherm, Form A was postulated tobe an anhydrate. The PLM images shown in FIG. 3 indicated thatirregular-shaped crystals with particle size of 50˜200 μm were observed.The DVS plot (FIG. 4 ) indicated that a water uptake of 0.024% wasobserved at 25 C.°/80% RH. XRPD overlay in FIG. 5 indicated that no formchange was observed after DVS test. The HPLC purity of starting materialwas measured as 99.78 area % (see chromatogram of FIG. 6 ) and theimpurity summary is listed in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Impurity summary of Compound (1) starting material #Peak RRTArea % 1 0.63 0.05 2 0.68 0.12 3 1.00 99.78 4 1.05 0.06

In addition, the pKa value of Compound (1) starting material wasmeasured to be 1.68 by a Sirius pKa log P/D tester (model: T3) with a UVdetector (UV metric method) using MeOH as solvent. The pKa value shouldbe taken as reference because the effective pH range of UV metric methodis pH 2-12. Detailed results of pKa measurement are listed in Table 3and FIG. 7 . ¹Description of the TGA data: The TGA value in the Figureshows a 0.9% weight loss. However we've prepared Form A with much lowervolatile content (0.1% or lower).

TABLE 3 pKa measurement results for Compound (1) Extrapolation Ionictype pKa % SD Intercept Slope R₂ strength Temperature Yasuda- 1.68 ±0.024.67 −95.7995 0.9983 0.176M 28.9° C. Shedlovsky

Example 2—Solid Form Screening

A total of 96 solid form screening experiments were performed usingdifferent crystallization or solid transformation methods. The resultsare summarized in Table 4 and the experiment details are set forthbelow. Only one crystal form of Compound (1), Form A, was observed fromscreening.

TABLE 4 Summary of polymorph screening experiments Method No. ofExperiment Result Anti-solvent addition 12 Form A Reverse anti-solventaddition 8 Form A Slow evaporation 13 Form A Slow cooling 8 Form ASlurry at RT 13 Form A Slurry at 50° C./70° C.* 8 Form A Slurry Cycling(5~50° C.) 10 Form A Vapor-solid diffusion 8 Form A Vapor-solutiondiffusion 8 Form A Polymer induced crystallization 8 Form A Total 96Form A *The slurry experiments were performed at 50° C. for 2 days,followed by slurrying at 70° C. for 3 days.

Example 2.1—Anti-Solvent Addition

A total of 12 anti-solvent addition experiments were carried out. About15 mg of Compound (1) starting material was dissolved in 0.1-0.5 mLsolvent to obtain a clear solution and the solution was magneticallystirred (˜1000 rpm) followed by addition of 0.1 mL anti-solvent per steptill precipitate appeared or the total amount of anti-solvent reached 10mL. The obtained precipitate was isolated for XRPD analysis. Results, assummarized in Table 5, indicate that only Form A was generated.

TABLE 5 Summary of anti-solvent addition experiments Experiment IDSolvent Anti-solvent Solid Form  1* MeOH H₂O Form A  2* Acetone Form A 3* THF Form A  4* 1,4-Dioxane Form A 5 DCM n-Heptane Form A 6 n-PrOAcForm A 7 MIBK Form A 8 CHCl₃ Cyclohexane Form A 9 MeOAc Form A 10 2-MeTHF Form A  11** Dimethyl carbonate m-Xylene Form A  12** ACN Form A

Example 2.2—Reverse Anti-Solvent Addition

Reverse anti-solvent addition experiments were conducted under 8conditions. Approximately 15 mg of Compound (1) starting material wasdissolved in 0.1-0.3 mL of each solvent to get a clear solution. Thissolution was added dropwise into a glass vial containing 5 mL of eachantisolvent at RT. The precipitate was isolated for XRPD analysis.Results, as summarized in Table 6, showed that only Form A wasgenerated.

TABLE 6 Summary of reverse anti-solvent addition experiments Experiment# Solvent Anti-solvent Solid Form 1* DMSO H₂O Form A 2* DMAc Form A 3**EtOAc Form A 4 CHCl3 n-Heptane Form A 5 IPAc Form A 6 DCM CyclohexaneForm A 7 Acetone Form A 8** NMP m-Xylenes Form A *Solid was obtainedafter stirring at 5° C. **Clear solution was obtained after stirring at5° C., and then transferred to RT for evaporation.

Example 2.3 Slow Evaporation

Slow evaporation experiments were performed under 13 conditions.Briefly, ˜15 mg of Compound (1) starting material was dissolved in0.2˜2.0 mL of solvent in a 3-mL glass vial. If not dissolved completely,suspensions were filtered using a PTFE membrane (pore size of 0.45 μm)and the filtrates would be used instead for the follow-up steps. Thevisually clear solutions were subjected to evaporation at RT with vialssealed by Parafilm® (poked with 6 pinholes). The solids were isolatedfor XRPD analysis, and the results, as summarized in Table 7, indicatedthat only Form A was obtained.

TABLE 7 Summary of slow evaporation experiments Experiment # Solvent(v:v) Solid Form 1 MeOH Form A 2 Acetone Form A 3 EtOAc Form A 4 CPMEForm A 5 2-MeTHF Form A 6 ACN Form A 7 DCM Form A 8 1,4-Dioxane Form A 9Dimethyl carbonate Form A 10 THF Form A 11 IPA Form A 12 CHCl₃/MTBE(1:4) Form A 13 MeOH/Toluene (1:4) Form A

Example 2.4—Slow Cooling

Slow cooling experiments were conducted in 8 solvent systems. About 15mg of Compound (1) starting material was suspended in 0.7 mL of solventin an HPLC vial at RT. The suspension was then heated to 50° C.,equilibrated for about 2 hours and filtered to a new vial using a PTFEmembrane (pore size of 0.45 μm) if not completely dissolved. Filtrateswere slowly cooled down to 5° C. at a rate of 0.1° C./min. The obtainedsolids were kept isothermal at 5° C. before isolated for XRPD analysis.Clear solutions were evaporated to dryness at RT and then solids weretested by XRPD. Results, summarized in Table 8, indicated Form A wasobtained.

TABLE 8 Summary of slow cooling experiments Solid Experiment # Solvent(v:v) Form 1* CPME Form A 2 IPA Form A 3 Toluene Form A 4* EtOH Form A5** MTBE/Cyclohexane (1:1) Form A 6** Acetone/n-Heptane (1:9) Form A 7EtOH/m-Xylene (1:1) Form A 8* MeOH/H₂O (1:1) Form A *Solid was obtainedafter stirring at 5° C. **Clear solution was obtained after stirring at5 C° and −20° C., and then transferred to RT for evaporation.

Example 2.5—Slurry at RT

Slurry conversion experiments were conducted at RT in 13 differentsolvent systems. ˜15 mg of Compound (1) starting material was suspendedin 0.5 mL of solvent in an HPLC vial. After the suspension was stirredmagnetically (˜700 rpm) for about 7 days at RT, the remaining solidswere isolated for XRPD analysis. The results, as summarized in Table 9,showed that only Form A was generated.

TABLE 9 Summary of slurry conversion experiments at RT Experiment #Solvent (v:v) Solid Form 1 Cyclohexane Form A 2 H₂O Form A 3 n-HeptaneForm A 4 Toluene Form A 5 CPME Form A 6 MTBE Form A 7 NMP/H₂O (1:9) FormA 8 IPA/H₂O (0.97:0.03, a_(w)~0.3) Form A 9 IPA/H₂O (0.92:0.08,a_(w)~0.6) Form A 10 IPA/H₂O (0.77:0.23, a_(w)~0.9) Form A 11CHCl₃/m-Xylene (1:9) Form A 12 MIBK/Cyclohexane (1:9) Form A 13IPAc/n-Heptane (1:9) Form A

Example 2.6—Slurry at 50° C./70° C.

Slurry conversion experiments were also conducted at 50° C. in 8different solvent systems. About 15 mg of Compound (1) starting materialwas suspended in 0.5 mL of solvent in an HPLC vial. After the suspensionwas magnetically stirred (˜700 rpm) for about 2 days at 50° C., theremaining solids were isolated for XRPD analysis and only Form A wasgenerated. The samples were then transferred to stir at 70° C. foranother 3 days, the remaining solids were isolated for XRPD analysis.Results, as summarized in Table 10, indicate that only Form A wasgenerated.

TABLE 10 Summary of slurry conversion experiments at 50° C./70° C.Experiment Solvent Solid Form Solid Form # (v:v) (50° C.) (70° C.) 1 H₂OForm A Form A 2 m-Xylene Form A Form A 3* Toluene Form A Form A 4n-Heptane Form A Form A 5 ACN/H₂O (1:9) Form A Form A 6 IPA/Cyclohexane(1:9) Form A Form A 7 Anisole/n-Heptane (1:9) Form A Form A 8*EtOAc/m-Xylene (1:9) Form A Form A *Clear solution was obtained after50° C. stirring, then ~20 mg starting material was further added.

Example 2.7—Slurry Cycling (50-5° C.)

Slurry cycling (50-5° C.) experiments were conducted in 10 differentsolvent systems. About 15 mg of Compound (1) starting material wassuspended in 0.5 mL of solvent in an HPLC vial. The suspensions weremagnetically stirred (˜700 rpm) at 50° C. for 2 hours and then slowlycooled down to 5° C. at a rate of 0.1° C./min. The obtained solids werekept isothermal at 5° C. after cycled between 50° C. and 5° C. for 3times. Solids were isolated for XRPD analysis. The results, assummarized in Table 11, indicate that only Form A was generated.

TABLE 11 Summary of slurry cycling (50-5° C.) experiments Experiment #Solvent (v:v) Solid Form 1 IPA Form A 2 MTBE Form A 3 Cyclohexane Form A4 CPME Form A 5 Toluene Form A 6 MeOH/H₂O (1:4) Form A 7 Acetone/H₂O(1:4) Form A 8 MTBE/n-Heptane (1:9) Form A 9 Dimethylcarbonate/Cyclohexane Form A (1:9) 10 THF/m-Xylenes (1:9) Form A

Example 2.8—Vapor Solid Diffusion

Eight vapor-solid diffusion experiments were performed using differentsolvents. About 15 mg of Compound (1) starting material was weighed intoa 3-mL glass vial. This 3-mL vial was then placed into a 20-mL vial with4 mL of solvents. The 20-mL vial was sealed with a cap and kept at RTfor 7 days. The solids were isolated for XRPD analysis. The results, assummarized in Table 12, indicate that only Form A was generated.

TABLE 12 Summary of vapor-solid diffusion experiments Experiment #Solvent Solid Form 1 H₂O Form A 2 EtOH Form A 3 IPA Form A 4 EtOAc FormA 5* THF Form A 6 1,4-Dioxane Form A 7 DMSO Form A 8 Toluene Form A*Clear solution was obtained, and then transferred to RT forevaporation.

Example 2.9—Vapor-Solution Diffusion

Eight vapor-solution diffusion experiments were conducted. Approximate15 mg of Compound (1) starting material was dissolved in 0.3-1.5 mL ofappropriate solvent to obtain a clear solution in a 3-mL vial. Thissolution was then placed into a 20-mL vial with 4 mL of volatilesolvents. The 20-mL vial was sealed with a cap and kept at RT allowingsufficient time for organic vapor to interact with the solution. Clearsolution was obtained after 12 days and transferred to evaporate at RT.The solids were isolated for XRPD analysis. The results, as summarizedin Table 13, indicate that only Form A was generated.

TABLE 13 Summary of vapor-solution diffusion experiments Experiment #Solvent Anti-solvent Solid Form 1 THF H₂O Form A 2 ACN Form A 3 AcetoneForm A 4 MeOAc Cyclohexane Form A 5 EtOH Form A 6 2-MeTHF n-Heptane FormA 7 IPAc Form A 8 1,4-Dioxane m-Xylene Form A

Example 2.10—Polymer Induced Crystallization

Polymer induced crystallization experiments were performed with two setsof polymer mixtures in 8 different solvent systems. Approximate 15 mg ofCompound (1) starting material was dissolved in 0.5-1.5 mL of solvent ina 3-mL glass vial. About 1 mg of polymer mixture was added into the 3-mLglass vial. The resulting solutions were subjected to evaporation at RTwith vials sealed by Parafilm® (poked with 3 pinholes) for slowevaporation. The solids were isolated for XRPD analysis. The results, assummarized in Table 14, indicate that only Form A was generated.

TABLE 14 Summary of polymer induced crystallization experimentsExperiment ID Solvent (v:v) Polymer Solid Form 1 IPA Polymer Form A 2Toluene mixture A Form A 3 MeOAc Form A 4 n-PrOAc/EtOH (1:1) Form A 5MTBE Polymer Form A 6 CHCl₃ mixture B Form A 7 Acetone Form A 8MIBK/Toluene (1:1) Form APolymer mixture A: polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA),polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyvinyl acetate (PVAC), hypromellose (HPMC),methyl cellulose (MC) (mass ratio of 1:1:1:1:1:1). Polymer mixture B:polycaprolactone (PCL), polyethylene glycol (PEG), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) sodium alginate (SA), and hydroxyethyl cellulose(HEC) (mass ratio of 1:1:1:1:1).

Example 3—Single Crystal Data for Compound (1) Form A

Block-like single crystals of Compound (1) Form A used for SCXRDcharacterization were crystallized from MeOH/toluene (1:4, v/v) solventmixture by slow evaporation method. The experimental details areelaborated further below.

First, 14.7 mg of Compound (1) starting material was weighed into a 3-mLglass vial followed by addition of 1.5 mL MeOH/toluene (1:4, v/v)solvent mixture. After being oscillated on a vortex and ultrasonicallyshaken to accelerate dissolution, the suspension was then filteredthrough PTFE filter membrane (0.45 μm) and disposable syringe into a new3-mL glass vial. The vial was then covered by seal membrane (Parafilm®)with six pinholes on it for slow evaporation at RT. After ˜10 days,block-like single crystals (CP ID: 814904-09-A13) were obtained as shownin FIG. 8 .

A suitable single crystal with good diffraction quality was selected outfrom the block-like crystal samples and was wrapped with Paratone-N (anoil based cryoprotectant). The crystal was mounted on a mylar loop in arandom orientation and immersed in a stream of nitrogen at 175 K.Preliminary examination and data collection were performed on a BrukerD8 VENTURE diffractometer (Mo/K, radiation, λ=0.71073 Å) and analyzedwith the APEX3 software package.

Cell parameters and an orientation matrix for data collection wereretrieved and refined (least-squares refinement) by SAINT (Bruker,V8.37A, after 2013) software using the setting angles of 9951reflections in the range 2.333°<θ<27.040°. The data were collected to amaximum diffraction angle (θ) of 27.549° at 175K. The data set was99.80% complete out to 27.549° in θ, having a Mean I/σ of 20.9 and D min(Mo) of 0.77 Å.

Frames were integrated with SAINT (Bruker, V8.37A, after 2013). A totalof 36148 reflections were collected, of which 3204 were unique. Lorentzand polarization corrections were applied to the data. A multi-scanabsorption correction was performed using SADABS-2014/5 (Bruker,2014/5). wR₂(int) was 0.0981 before and 0.0709 after correction. Theabsorption coefficient μ of this material is 0.114 mm⁻¹ at thiswavelength (λ=0.71073 Å) and the minimum and maximum transmissions are0.7025 and 0.7456. Intensities of equivalent reflections were averaged.The agreement factor for the averaging was 6.17% based on intensity.

The structure was solved in the space group P2₁/c by Intrinsic Phasingusing the ShelXT structure solution program, as set forth in Sheldrick,G. M. “A short history of SHELX,” Acta Crystallogr. Sect. A (2008) A64,112-122, and refined by Least Squares using version 2017/1 of ShelXL(Sheldrick, Acta Crystallogr. (2015) C71, 3-8) refinement packagecontained in OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al. (2009), J. Appl. Cryst. 42,339-341). All non-hydrogen atoms were refined anisotropically. Thepositions of hydrogen atoms were refined freely according to the FourierMap.

The structure of the crystal was determined successfully. The crystalsystem is monoclinic and the space group is P2₁/c. The cell parametersare: a=9.3375(10) Å, b=8.5568(9) Å, c=17.6497(19) Å, α=90°,β=98.412(3°), γ=90°, V=1395.0(3) Å³. The formula weight is 295.29g·mol⁻¹ with Z=4, resulting in the calculated density of 1.406 g·cm⁻³.Further crystallographic data and the refinement parameters are listedin Table 18.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the asymmetric unit of the single crystal structureis comprised of only one Compound (1) molecule, indicating the crystalis an anhydrate of Compound (1). The thermal ellipsoids drawing of theCompound (1) molecule in the crystal lattice is shown in FIG. 10 . Thesingle crystal structure determination confirmed that the structure ofCompound (1) is consistent with the proposed chemical structure as shownin FIG. 11 . The unit cell of the single crystal is shown in FIG. 12 .The packing diagrams viewed along the crystallographic a-axis, b-axis,c-axis are shown in FIG. 13 , FIG. 14 , and FIG. 15 , respectively.

The calculated XRPD pattern was generated for Cu radiation usingMercury⁴ program and the atomic coordinates, space group, and unit cellparameters from the single crystal structure. The calculated XRPDgenerated from the single crystal structure data and the experimentalXRPD pattern of the single crystal sample are consistent with Compound(1) Form A reference as shown in Table 15.

TABLE 15 Crystallographic data and refinement parameters Identificationcode Compound (1) Form A Empirical formula C₁₄H₁₅F₂N₃O₂ Formula weight295.29 Temperature 175 K Wavelength Mo/Kα (λ = 0.71073 Å) Crystalsystem, space group monoclinic, P2₁/c Unit cell dimensions a =9.3375(10) Å b = 8.5568(9) Å c = 17.6497(19) Å α = 90° β = 98.412(3)° γ= 90° Volume 1395.0(3) Å³ Z, Calculated density 4, 1.406 g/cm³Absorption coefficient 0.114 mm⁻¹ F(000) 616.0 Crystal size 0.7 × 0.6 ×0.5 mm³ 2 Theta range for data collection 5.934° to 55.098° Limitingindices −12 ≤ h ≤ 12 −11 ≤ k ≤ 11 −22 ≤ 1 ≤ 22 Reflectionscollected/Independent 36148/3204 [R_(int) = 0.0617, reflectionsR_(sigma) = 0.0334] Refinement method Full-matrix least-squares on F²Data/restraints/parameters 3204/0/250 Goodness-of-fit on F² 1.045 FinalR indices [I ≥ 2sigma(I)] R₁ = 0.0456, wR₂ = 0.1009 Final R indices [alldata] R₁ = 0.0697, wR₂ = 0.1116 Largest diff. peak and hole 0.21/−0.25 e· Å⁻³

Example 4—Compound (1) Form a Evaluation Example 4.1—Physical andChemical Stability

To evaluate the physical and chemical stability, Compound (1) Form A wasstored in 3 conditions (40° C./75% RH; 25° C./60% RH; and 60° C.) forone and four weeks. All samples were characterized using XRPD and HPLCpurity, with the results summarized in Table 16.

TABLE 16 Stability evaluation summary of Form A Initial Time FinalPurity vs. Form point Condition Description Form initial (%) FormInitial NA White powder Form A NA A 40° C./75% RH White powder Form A100.0 1 week 25° C./60% RH White powder Form A 100.0 60° C. White powderForm A 100.0 4 weeks 40° C./75% RH White powder Form A 100.0 25° C./60%RH White powder Form A 100.0 60° C. White powder Form A 100.0

XRPD results from FIG. 17 to FIG. 18 indicated no form change wasobserved for Form A under all conditions. HPLC result indicated that noobvious HPLC purity change was observed. Detailed impurities of Form Awere summarized in Table 17.

TABLE 17 Impurity summary of Form A after stability evaluation % AreaImp.1 (RRT API (RRT Initial Form Time point Condition 0.68) 1.00) Form AInitial NA 0.11 99.89 1 week 40° C./75% RH 0.11 99.89 25° C./60% RH 0.0899.92 60° C. 0.10 99.90 4 weeks 40° C./75% RH 0.10 99.90 25° C./60% RH0.10 99.90 60° C. 0.10 99.90

Example 4.2—Kinetic Solubility

Kinetic solubility of Compound (1) Form A was evaluated in bio-relevantmedia (SGF, FaSSIF and FeSSIF) and H₂O at 37° C. for 1, 4, 24 hrs.Solids were suspended in FaSSIF, FeSSIF, SGF and H₂O with target conc.of ˜10 mg/mL. The suspensions were agitated on a rolling incubator at 25rpm (in the incubator set at 37° C.) for 1, 4 and 24 hrs. At each timepoint, 1 mL of the suspension was pipetted out for centrifugation at15000 rpm (3 min) and filtration through 0.45 μm membrane to obtainsupernatant for HPLC solubility and pH tests, the residual solids wereanalyzed by XRPD. The solubility data of Form A are summarized in Table18 and the solubility curves are shown in FIG. 19 .

TABLE 18 Summary of kinetic solubility results of Form A Initial Timepoint Final Solubility Obser- Final Form Media (hr) Form (mg/mL) vationpH Form A SGF 1 Form A 2.3 Turbid 1.8 (pH 1.8) 4 Form A 2.4 Turbid 2.324 Form A 2.5 Turbid 2.2 FaSSIF 1 Form A 1.1 Turbid 6.4 (pH 6.5) 4 FormA 1.1 Turbid 6.6 24 Form A 1.2 Turbid 6.6 FeSSIF 1 Form A 1.1 Turbid 5.6(pH 5.0) 4 Form A 1.2 Turbid 5.6 24 Form A 1.2 Turbid 5.6 H₂O 1 Form A1.1 Turbid 8.5 (pH 6.5) 4 Form A 1.1 Turbid 8.4 24 Form A 1.1 Turbid 8.7

No form change was observed after kinetic solubility test inbio-relevant media or H₂O. The XRPD overlays are displayed in FIG. 20and FIG. 21 .

Example 4.3—pH Solubility

24-Hrs solubility of Form A was measured in pH buffers (i.e., pH 2.0,4.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0) at RT. Solids were suspended in pH buffers withtarget conc. of ˜10 mg/mL. The suspensions were stirred (1000 rpm) at37° C. for 24 hrs, prior to centrifugation at 12000 rpm (2 min) andfiltration through 0.45 μm membrane to obtain supernatant for HPLCsolubility and pH tests, the residual solids were analyzed by XRPD.Detailed results were summarized in Table 19.

TABLE 19 24-Hrs solubility results summary of Form A in pH buffersExperi- Final Solubility Observa- Final ment # Media form (mg/mL) tionpH 1 pH 2.0 Form A 1.8 Turbid 2.3 (50 mM HCl—KCl) 2 pH 4.0 Form A 0.84Turbid 4.1 (50 mM Citrate) 3 pH 6.0 Form A 0.75 Turbid 5.9 (50 mMCitrate) 4 pH 7.0 Form A 0.90 Turbid 6.9 (50 mM Phosphate) 5 pH 8.0 FormA 0.81 Turbid 7.8 (50 mM Phosphate)

As shown in FIG. 22 , no form change was observed for Form A afterequilibrium solubility evaluation in pH buffers.

Example 4.4—Solution Stability Evaluation

Solution stability study was performed in pH 2.0/4.0/6.0/7.0 (24 hrs)and pH 8.0 (24 hrs and 96 hrs) buffers. Solids were dissolved with pHbuffers with target conc. of ˜0.5 mg/mL to form clear solutions andstored at 37° C. for 24 hrs or 96 hrs. The stability results aresummarized in Table 20 and Table 21.

TABLE 20 Summary of solution stability results in pH buffers ExperimentTime Purity vs. # Media point Observation Initial (%) 1 pH 2.0 24 hrsClear 85.1 (50 mM HCl—KCl) 2 pH 4.0 24 hrs Clear 98.5 (50 mM Citrate) 3pH 6.0 24 hrs Clear 99.8 (50 mM Citrate) 4 pH 7.0 24 hrs Clear 99.9 (50mM Phosphate) 5 pH 8.0 24 hrs Clear 100.0 (50 mM Phosphate) 6 pH 8.0 96hrs Clear 100.0 (50 mM Phosphate)

TABLE 21 Impurity summary of solution stability in pH buffers % AreaImp. Imp. Imp. Imp. 1 1 1 API 1 Experi- Time (RRT (RRT (RRT (RRT (RRTment # Media point 0.66) 0.70) 0.76) 1.00) 1.05) 1 pH 2.0 (50 24 hrs0.15 0.67 14.25 84.93 — mM HCl—KCl) 2 pH 4.0 (50 24 hrs 0.15 — 0.3898.42 0.06 mM Citrate) 3 pH 6.0 (50 24 hrs 0.13 — 0.06 99.75 0.06 mMCitrate) 4 pH 7.0 (50 24 hrs 0.15 — — 99.78 0.07 mM Phosphate) 5 pH 8.0(50 24 hrs 0.13 — — 99.81 0.06 mM Phosphate) 6 pH 8.0 (50 96 hrs 0.13 —— 99.83 0.04 mM Phosphate) —: <0.05 area %

Degradation was observed in pH 2.0 and pH 4.0 buffers. For pH 2.0 and pH8.0 samples, LC-MS was performed to determine the molecular weight ofthe impurities. The LC chromatograms and mass spectra are shown in FIGS.23-25 .

Example 5—in Silico Polymorphism Study of Compound (I) Hardware

The calculations were carried out on 384 cores of Intel XEON ESprocessors or equivalent hardware.

Computational Details Description of the Compound

Compound (I) contains five flexible torsion angles, including two methylgroups, and one flexible ring. The compound contains no chiral centers.

Standard Search Space (for Possible Deviations, See Below)

Crystal structures were first generated with one (Z′=1) molecule perasymmetric unit. According to the statistics of the Cambridge StructuralDatabase (CSD), 88.3% of all compounds crystallize with one molecule perasymmetric unit.

The crystal structure generation was carried out in 38 space groups thatcover 99.92% of the crystal structures with Z′=1 according to CSDstatistics (P1, P-1, P2₁, C2, Pc, Cc, P2/c, P2₁/c, C2/c, P2₁2₁2,P2₁2₁21, C222₁, Pca2₁, Pna2₁, Aba2, Fdd2, lba2, Pcca, Pccn, Pbcn, Pbca,Fddd, P4₁, I4, I4₁, I-4, P42/n, I4₁/a, P4₁2₁2, I4₁cd, P-42₁c, P3₁, R3,R-3, P3₁21, R3c, P6₁, P6₁22). A value of Δ=1.0 kcal/mol was chosen forthe target energy window in which the completeness of the CSP procedureis statistically controlled.

After the Z′=1 structure generation, crystal structures with twomolecules per asymmetric unit were constructed from Z′=1 structures by,e.g., unit-cell doubling. This stage is known as the smart Z′=2 CSP.

Crystal structures were also generated with two molecules per asymmetricunit (Z′=2) in a standard search. According to the statistics of theCambridge Structural Database (CSD), 10.5% of all compounds crystallizewith two molecules per asymmetric unit. The Z′=2 case was dealt with intwo independent rounds. In the first round, only the space groups P1,P-1 and P21 were considered which cover 42.5% of the Z′=2 cases in theCSD. In the second round, the space groups C2, Pc, Cc, P2₁/c, C2/c,P2₁2₁21, Pca2₁, Pna2₁ were considered. These space groups cover anadditional 53.4% of the Z′=2 cases.

Deviations from the Standard Procedure

None.

CPU Time Consumption

The tailor-made force field was generated in 4 days. The actual crystalstructure prediction took 60 days.

The PBE(0)+MBD energy calculations for 216 structures took 4 days.

The PBE(0)+MBD+Fvib energy calculations for 5 structures took 2.5 days.

TABLE 22 Some numbers from the energy calculations Z′ = 2 Z′ = 2 Z′ = 1Smart Z′ = 2 part I part II Step 1 10,000 6538 702 7825 Step 2 194 1465179 1670 Step 3 26 161 15 15 σ(Step 1 → Step 2)¹ 0.17 0.16 0.20 0.16σ(Step 2 → Step 3)¹ 0.003 0.005 0.002 0.002 Step 1 convergence 99% 100%95% 95% Step 1 energy window 4.6σ 3.8σ 2.9σ 2.9σ ¹kcal/mol/√N_(atoms)

In step 4, the energies of all 216 step 3 structures were computed withPBE(0)+MBD.

Predicted Structures

Table 23 lists the 30 most stable predicted crystal structures and FIG.26 shows the free energy landscape.

TABLE 23 Some properties of the 30 most stable predicted structures fromstep 4, with F_(vib) correction computed at 298.15K Exergy Energy errorDensity Space

b c α β γ Rank [kcal/mol] [kcal/mol] [g/cm³]

group [Å] [Å] [Å] [°] [°] [°] 1 0.000 0.172 1.399 1 P2

/c 9.339

.604 17.663 90 98.995 90 2 0.343 0.172 1.420 1 P-1 8.534 9.062 9.41

99.347 85.089 105.82

3 0.647 0.172 1.409 2 P2

/c 9.320 8.622 35.152 90 80.143 90 4 0.977 0.172 1.431 1 P2

/c 9.450 14.734 9.882 90 85.048 90 5 1.118 0.285 1.425 1 P2

/c 10.

8 7.211 18.987 90 107.763 90 6 1.123 0.285 1.420 1 P

₁ 10.894 10.894 10.078 90 90 120 7 1.165 0.285 1.416 1 C2/c 11.5

12.466 22.041 90 60.889 90 8 1.231 0.172 1.407 1 P2

/c 9.748 10.799 13.727 90 105.282 90 9 1.293 0.285 1.378 2 P-1 7.17214.124 15.298 112.6

93.468 84.496 10 1.351 0.285 1.386 2 P2

/c 8.589 35.111 9.387 90 88.683 90 11 1.378 0.285 1.426 1 Pb

11.824 9.546 24.367 90 90 90 12 1.427 0.285 1.428 2 P

2

11.750 32.136 7.276 90 90 90 13 1.473 0.285 1.406 1 P2

/c 18.973 6.089 12.303 90 79.020 90 14 1.505 0.285 1.370 2 P2

/c 15.323 7.315 27.856 90 113.471 90 15 1.509 0.285 1.414 1 C2/c 22.1256.380 22.687 90 119.991 90 16 1.520 0.285 1.406 2 P2

/c 11.045 20.639 16.494 90 47.906 90 17 1.529 0.285 1.420 1 P2

/c 9.511 15.871 11.308 90 53.985 90 18 1.530 0.285 1.421 2 C2/

13.891 10.470 38.428 90 81.089 90 19 1.544 0.285 1.423 2 C2/

11.083 13.153 39.339 90 74.101 90 20 1.569 0.285 1.417 2 P-1 8.80013.872 13.67

57.463 91.465 82.138 21 1.576 0.285 1.417 2 P2

/c 13.650 8.800 23.0

7 90 86.369 90 22 1.641 0.285 1.403 1 P

11.912 24.6

9.522 90 90 90 23 1.645 0.285 1.438 1 P2

/c 6.001 13.119 17.447 90 83.262 90 24 1.660 0.285 1.397 2 P2

/c 8.577 34.857 9.426 90 95.026 90 25 1.662 0.285 1.428 2 P-1 8.

6 11.982 14.951 67.067 96.017 73.495 26 1.669 0.285 1.392 2 P2

/c 8.468 35.412 9.432 90 94.763 90 27 1.698 0.285 1.389 1 P2

/c 5.

04 17.558 14.590 90 110.969 90 28 1.704 0.285 1.422 1 P-1 6.38

8.963 12.136 92.028 95.987 87.47

24 1.756 0.285 1.391 2 P-1 8.6

11.689 15.765 67.129 80.18

98.083 30 1.764 0.285 1.405 2 P-1 8.6

9 13.100 13.307 110.443 97.121 91.760

indicates data missing or illegible when filed

There are no voids greater than 20 Å³/Z in any of the predictedstructures. The compound contains no hydrogen-bond donors. Although themolecule is fairly rigid, its shape can change considerably betweencrystal structures, as shown in FIG. 27 .

A similarity matrix was calculated for the first 30 structures as thenormalized cross-correlation between the simulated powder diffractionpatterns. This is graphically represented in FIG. 28 in which thesimilarity matrix is shown with values from 0.8 to 1.0 colored on awhite-green color scale. Ranks 1, 2 and 3 show some similarity; indeedin projection they can be overlaid (see FIG. 29 ). In three dimensions,ranks 1, 2 and 3 are similar but different.

Comparison with Compound (I), Form a Single-Crystal Data

Form A matches the predicted rank 1 structure. FIG. 30 shows the overlayof form A with rank 1.

Free Energy Landscape in the Context of the Experimental Structures

As seen in FIGS. 31-32 , the most stable predicted structure (rank 1)matches Form A. Ranks 1, 2 and 3 are very similar, and from a kineticspoint of view, if one of these could crystallize then all of them couldcrystallize. We therefore interpret the fact that rank 1 (=Form A)crystallized as meaning that rank 1 (=Form A) is the thermodynamicallymost stable structure; this is in agreement with the calculations. Thefirst rank that is not similar to Form A is rank 4, 0.977 kcal/mol lessstable than Form A. The error bar is 0.172 kcal/mol, so rank 4 is morethan 56 away from Form A.

Example 5—Amorphous Forms Example 5.1 Purely Amorphous Form

A purely amorphous form of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethylpropanoyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilewas made by placing a small sample of the compound into a 2 mL glassvial and heating it at 135° C. for about 1 min until the compound meltsto an oil. Thereafter the vial was flash cooled in a dry-ice acetonebath, and the resulting product was immediately (within 5 minutes)analyzed by XRPD as described herein.

Example 5.2 Substantially Amorphous Form

A substantially amorphous form of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethylpropanoyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrilewas made as follows:

Solid 4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dim ethylpropanoyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile(˜100 mg) was added to a 2-dram vial and heated on a pie-block to >129°C. (melting point of Form A) resulting in a yellow oil. The vial wasthen flash cooled in a dry-ice/acetone bath to give a glassy yellowsolid. DSC taken several hours later shows an exotherm at 87.8° C.followed by endotherm at peak 125.6° C. XRPD taken the following dayappears mostly amorphous (see FIG. 35 ). This amorphous form wasconverted back to a crystalline form by heating at 90-100° C. on apie-block (˜1-2 hr) and then allowing to cool to RT (see FIG. 36 ).

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 2. A solid form of4-(3,3-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-propanoyl)-3,5-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-f][1,4]oxazepine-9-carbonitrile,characterized as crystalline Form A.
 3. The solid form of claim 2, whichis at least 50% crystalline form, such as at least 60%, at least 70%, atleast 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, at least 99%, or 100% crystalline.
 4. The solid form of claim2, having an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern derived using Cu(Kα) radiation comprising three, four, five, six, seven or more peaks,in term of 2-theta degrees, chosen from peaks at about 10.1±0.2,14.3±0.2, 14.8±0.2, 16.4±0.2, 18.2±0.2, 20.1±0.2, 21.0±0.2, 21.6±0.2,22.8±0.2, 23.5±0.2, 28.1±0.2, 29.8±0.2.
 5. The solid form of claim 2,having an XRPD pattern derived using Cu (Kα) radiation, in term of2-theta degrees, having peaks at about 14.3±0.2, 20.1±0.2, 21.6±0.2,22.8±0.2, and 23.5±0.2.
 6. The solid form of claim 2, having an X-raypowder diffraction pattern that is substantially in accordance with thatshown in FIG. 1 .
 7. The solid form of claim 2, characterized by adifferential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve with an onset at about128.5° C. and an endothermic peak at 129.6° C.
 8. The solid form ofclaim 2, characterized by a DCS/TGA profile substantially in accordancewith that shown in FIG. 2 .
 9. The solid form of claim 2, having anX-ray powder diffraction pattern that is substantially in accordancewith any of those shown in FIG. 16, 17, 18 , or
 20. 10. The solid formof claim 2, wherein Form A is characterized by at least two of: a) anX-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern substantially in accordance withthat shown in FIG. 1 ; b) an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) patternderived using Cu (Kα) radiation comprising three, four, five, six, sevenor more peaks, in term of 2-theta degrees, at about 10.1±0.2, 14.3±0.2,14.8±0.2, 16.4±0.2, 18.2±0.2, 20.1±0.2, 21.0±0.2, 21.6±0.2, 22.8±0.2,23.5±0.2, 28.1±0.2, 29.8±0.2; c) a DSC/TGA profile substantially thesame as shown in FIG. 2 ; d) a Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)thermogram having an onset at about 128.5° C. and a peak at about 129.6°C.; e) a TGA profile with an about 0.91% w/w loss from about 21.6° C. toabout 120° C.; f) an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that issubstantially in accordance with any of those shown in FIG. 16 ; g) anX-ray powder diffraction pattern that is substantially in accordancewith any of those shown in FIG. 17 ; h) an X-ray powder diffractionpattern that is substantially in accordance with any of those shown inFIG. 18 ; or i) an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that issubstantially in accordance with any of those shown in FIG. 20 . 11.(canceled)
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 13. A pharmaceutical composition comprisingthe solid form of claim 2 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 14.A method of treating a disease and/or condition mediated by RIPK1 in apatient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient aneffective amount of the solid form of claim
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